Milk cooler and strainer.



J. MILLER. v MILK COOLER AND STRAINER. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 5, 1914,

1,115,713, Patented N013, 1914.

I Had ,arosnrn MILLER, or NEW DoUGLAsILLiNQIs :To all whom it may concern MILK cooLEB. AND s'rnnrnnn.

Be it knownv that I, JOSEPH MIL ER, a

i citizen of the United States, and resident of New Douglas, Illinois, have invented cer-.-

tain new and useful Improvements in Milk .Coolcrs and Strainers, of whichthe following is a specification. Y

This invention relates. to improvements in a milk cooler and strainer and has for its object a cooling container'through which is passed .the milk in'order to remove the ani-' mal heat and suitably chill the same for shippingpurposes.

' further objectis to provide a container equipped with a, plurality of tapered tubes entirely surrounded ,by cold water and strainers through which the milk passes beforev entering themilk cans. g

The essential feature of my invention 1s to provide a portable device arranged to be placed, on any milk can, the device con- -tainin-g cold 'water and the milk as taken from the cow is poured through tubes thoroughly chilling the milk. l

1 Figure 11s a vertical central sectiona view of my inventlon. in position on a m1lk can. Fig. 2: is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

My invention as illustrated consists of a container or water receptacle 3 provided with-a top 4 and a bottom 5;. in this container and approximately centrally located are tubes 6, said tubes being preferably tapered as shown, the smallest end or outlet being at the bottom. The purpose of this is to retard the flow of milk through said tubes so that the cold water in the container will thoroughly chill the milk as it passes downwardly.

On the top 4 and over the'inlet ends of the tubes 6 is located a hopper 7 in which the I milk is poured. In the hopper 7 is located a removable perforated cone 8 which acts as a, strainer preventingany foreign substance from entering the tubes as Well as retarding the flow of the milk into the tubes. The top 4 is also provided with 'a water Copies of this patent may be obtained for Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed February 5, 1914. Serial No. 816,692.

inlet 9 inthe form of'a funnel through which water is poured. into the container. 3;

' On one side and near the bottom 5 is. an outlet l0 1n the form of a 'draincock through j zp tentea'nov. 3,1914;

which the Water may pass for draining the contents. 'This inlet and outlet maybe arranged to accommodate a'continuous flow, .where cold running water s convenlently available, The bottom 5 is provided with a threaded sleeve 11 on. which is detachably'located a.

cap 12 provided with a sheet of gauze or screening- 13 through which the cooled milk .is filtered before entering into the can 14.

The container is also provided with a base or support 15 so arranged as to support the'device when removed fromits pos1t1on on the can and to prevent the-screening 13 from touching the floor.

In using this container where running water is not available, the same is filled with cold water and set 'on the top of'the usual milk can. The milk pails are-emptied into the hopper -7 and the contentspermitted to I slowly flow through the tubes 6 and into the can. through the tubes the animal heat -is removed and said. milk properly cooled so that the same can be conveyed for shipment without souring.

Having fully described my invention What I'claim is:

An article of the class described compris- By I the time.- the milk haspassed ing a cooling compartment, tapered tubes extending through the same, a hopper for receiving the milk and guiding it to the tubes, a perforated cone located in the hopper, and a strainer located beneath the tubes, substantially as specified. I

In testimony whereof, I have signed .-my name to this specification, in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH MILLER.

Witnesses:

ALFRED A.-'E1cKs, WALTER O. STEIN.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington; D. 0. 

